It is amazing what a little time and inclination can do for ones creativity - I've managed to do 3 images in the last 3 lunchtimes (with a little tinkering at night). This one is different again - "Junker barges bring God knows what to God knows where"

This image took a couple of hours or so again - probably about 120-130 mins, just because I was messing with the atmosphere etc  kinda fun to paint, I love the idea of old boat like craft that defy gravity, but somehow need sails and smoke pluming engines to move about!

I have both of your books (Bold visions and 100 ways...)and am very happy to say that they have helped me more than I could possibly relate. Thanks so much for putting forth the effort. I grab them when I'm stuck and they always help me come out the other side with a smile! BTW> I use that textured brush you describe every day! Best Wishes!

I love landscape speed paintings and this one really does the job, even with such a one-tone color scheme that is very hard to pull off without making it boring..i do think that you could have added something in the foreground that is a bit more focused and sharp so that there is more contrast, but i guess it doesn't matter seeing that it is in fact speed-painting...good job though, all in all.